Show I lr I r t r A lInt who can eRn view the ripened rose roseNor roseNor Nor seek seok to 10 wear It ItT 7 is I over Temp Temptations T beckon be koll II us Christmas Is near can I get et for Soan So Is II the tho cry upon l lips And It If something be hurl hud for tor somebody ono way why to ho bo sure there Iller are other ther ways WILS Take far tor III Instance tiro Iho story ot of the gloves and the Iho It t was dusk The Iho electric lights winked und and danced through the Iho fall falling ing 1111 feathery snow Ilk Ilko the tho eyes oes ot of Santa Claus Clau rho store was wa cru J mood lood live Ihl deep at eer every count coun counter t ter r I must new IIO 10 to the glove Iloe court coun count t ter r Bald the Iho waman tempted to hr must hove have some long white gloves for tor Christmas tl to her hor gown Just look at those thoe m lying therol thero rho ho snow woe falling In feathery flakes Hanta Claus seemed to be wi winking hl his eye eo as 1111 much as to say conies comell but bill once a year tori HII the time limn hook at the tho beautiful IIno snow said MII thu tho woman tempted tn lc her hor friend Ilond Just no the lon long while gloves oe from the tho counter loin 1111 hili 1107 ba hag Did you 01 sea o that f said one ot of th the clerks Hush said Mill th the outer other vigilant clerk W nn ml say Hay nothing now clI tU tell Mr Ir S H later laterA A fo days woman tempt er entered the Iho store lI again aln lint nod parsed puns pars ed lit at the tho glove Io counter I hh to exchange tho these o gloves for tor torII II 1 else she he Wheres your asked the tho clerk The Tho woman tempted aboul III ht her baR bag baRWell Well that Is III talon I was u certain It watt ens in III III lily bag Ive 10 carried carded an o tn many things III hi It rill not I 1 must have havo dragged It nut jut with other things The Th other d Ink Ik hod oft off to peale to Mr S The woman win took the gloves hind returned r to exchange thorn thom for tor R a he salt saki breathlessly Mra Mr H a lion dawn the tho aisle nl at top speed coning to all an abrupt us liS hll he per tho woman tempted I i Exchange the gloves he whisper whispered Ir ed to limo tho cel cleric horn him keel kool quiet that Is on of our best belli cu custom customers tom ers and we 10 cant afford to lose 1050 her trade To cover a vico however small for or flee fhe sake sako ot of larger gains thin tho heart a I The catcH cafes are apt to he crowded on Saturday evenings just before Christ ChI nias It Its so handy and saves avos so 80 much tine out doing Christman shod ping to drop In for a quick hot meal mealand and gives ono OliO II a chance to thInk over and talk over and handle over gifts Cor or oUr dear ones olles and friends It 1 III so 80 hard to lint exactly what on one wants In thin town The Tho speak Ot ol bolted meek mek enough IIiI as silo aho Ian gul lI drew off her gloves glov Yes lant It sighed her com companion panion a as she b scanned the menu card and other things What dear little shades Rh lell said the me meek ok looking ono one following the UIO others other lance glance Arent the they too loo dear How sweet look with pink candles Such Ritch pretty prett gifts too and sO on n 1 tree I cnn can make them you Cnn Can you OU 1 Oh yes e h hot t one cant and anything to trim them with In this town toy lug Ing Innocently with the fringe What Whal dear little black onY things nil all over pastor pasted all on onto to rou ou dont say ay here camas our tray at last 1881 I One OM nt at another table had over oer heard this light chatter had been aroused but had thought nothing of at It H till one olle ot of thu tho exclaimed t to another over the tho removal ot of the tho fringe from rout the dear little shades It I is so crowded everywhere coke b before tort Cr h who fao kelp faces III memory rom roan ono one till day to 10 another The 1110 bystander or was ht the cafe oguin n a few evenings later Inter arrived Jut In time lime to lacer hear tho rest rost of the tho story ot of th rho pInk shades They are no use uso whatever now rind f lb Ih sortie Thin Tho b looked In the direction ot of the poor 1101 shades and lot the little Jo black things had taken wings and In hi quest ot of the fringe no doubt comes hilt but once n a year eal and then thon we see havo moneY but It we dont wh why no mattor the open hand hantl scatters tI I 11 Its bounty oer sea 1110 and land just the same Mme in III other words the light hand Joy oly Johnny is 18 so 80 fond ot of St SL Niche Ich pins olM You keep it II hero hlo 1 Oh ys yes here It N h answered the clerk To be suro I must he be youve jU Jutt 1 slacks ot of thom JUHt you yoube be waiting on your our other customers while I 1 look over OVel this number The mother ot of Johnny wore n a nice room roomy cape capt White she scanned an another other Christmas she sho just slipped St Ht Nicholas under her arm the ot of the clerks return II fly and bye h this wont under her hel arm too while she phe n a tow foil more numbers toll 1111 ot of which disappeared un under der the thu sane loving arm She Sho looked bout for tor the tho clerk for the tho sake Iko ot of but the store was crowded und and she probably tino to wait tint and 50 quietly slipped II out to lose her hel elf elt In the throng of at the street May I Y enJoy tits his St Nicholas but bUl may be never uever 1010 ho how ho he canoe by bym m It all at more wood the tho wind is III chill tut let It whistle fill It will till Well 1111 peep ICCI our Christmas merry still There are other ways of providing afis for tOI our dear ones and friends money None need lI ed be slight lIght slighted ed d Ju just t dive clown to the bottom of your ou trunk clot come up with lust years gluts girts thet you happen Ie It need and had no U use e for tor anyway They rho only clutter your our house a and worry sorry you ou until you ou find yourself men nil ally shaking hands with too the woman who wrote Tile Tho Tyranny ot of Things Thing snit who said It she sho saw another bitof bit bitof of bl baby by ribbon or paper she would scream Theres that little book that Cousin I nto gave me last you year Ive two copies already Im going to give that to Aunt shell hell never know knowl theres no writing on It Title certain young woman Is getting off orr easy cUty ILl at least so she sho congratulates herself lt She WI was sitting on her trunk merrily chatting to ono who WIlS w supposed sup posed nut not to tell heros a set lIet of collars roHars and cuffs I shall send sand them to JennIe Jaunts Ill never wear them In ht the tho world and shea kind or of old fashioned you know kno I hope bope shell never call with thorn Thom on when whon Berthas gave them to 11 me Then Tien you see that box ot of stationery 1 Cheap and that bag Ive hundreds ot of bags al already ready nady and Ind those com comfort tort get tet several pairs every begin to wear them nil all That cart I rather to keep but bul If M I remembers me It must go Ill just have It wrapped In case Oh OhI I I om am so 0 relieved you ou dont know Why I havo scarcely anything to buy except for or the Immediate naturally they saw IRIV all these tho things thing last year ear they have to guess gala again whore where they came camo from Hall All witty Its beautiful spirit of gift LADY BAD X a r h ws A ekl k e e I FAMOUS VIOLINIST SPURNS MOTHER The musical world 1 has teen shocked ed by the startling revelations regard regarding In ing Alexander the famous violinist who Is charged b by his hili rela In III this Ihl country with having spurned and abandoned hIs mother who according ac cording to her bel own admission peddled woo wood 1 In the streets of Moscow In order to obtain mane money to develop her suns musical genius Mrs I is living at the home ot of one of her married daughters In New Nett York In which city her hor son SOil is III engaged to soon loon begin an Am tour who la Is now In III hns for tor years It I le alleged II gM refused to answer anser to him by hi ids mother le leaving the tho writing ot of let to hla who Is II a wealthy Chi CM sago woman |